# CVE-2025-47438: WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the WP Job Portal plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mg8-4p8m-7w4r

## What is CVE-2025-47438?

CVE-2025-47438 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal, published on 23 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal wp-job-portal allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through <= 2.3.1.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpjobportal Wp Job Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-47438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-47438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpjobportal WP Job Portal

- [CVE-2024-7950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7950/): Missing authorization in WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4490/): WP Job Portal < 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-48274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48274/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - SQL Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-48273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48273/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.3.2 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-26935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26935/): WordPress WP Job Portal plugin <= 2.2.8 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-47438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-47438 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal, published on 23 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpjobportal WP Job Portal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47438/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47438

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47438/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.